sharimcm 0 #1 October 10, 2007 ..I didn't take a FREE round-trip ticket to Cali. My boss just offered a round-trip ticket on Southwest Airlines to fly to California this weekend. I had it originally planned, but had to cancel because I didn't have the money to go. When he looked at the vacation calendar, he remembered me asking for the time off, but I had removed it. He made me go in to his office, close the door, sat me down and told me he would give me a ticket to go. Hmmm... How stupid would I be if I didn't take it? "I had a dude tip his black cowboy hat to me after I provided him with a condom outside my hotel room at 3-something in the morning." -myself Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
micduran 0 #2 October 10, 2007 Nothing is really free. Just be sure you know what you are willing to do for it. Be patient with the faults of others; they have to be patient with yours. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mamajumps 0 #3 October 10, 2007 yeah me being the suspicous non-trusting type would be really cautious wondering what the ulterior motive is/was... I agree NOTHING is free..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DSE 5 #4 October 10, 2007 I disagree. There have been multiple times I've called an employee in and said "You seem stressed/tired/whatever, I'd like to send you away for a long weekend." If valuable people aren't operating at their normal efficiency, or if they deserve a reward for a particularly well-done job, a good manager/boss/supervisor will find a positive means of reinforcing or bringing back the standard work ethic. Although management like this is the exception and not the rule, if you feel your boss doesn't have an ulterior motive other than saying "Thank you" or "Take a few days off before the next big push" then I'd say 'take the ticket.' Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
